Adjustable partition for packing-boxes



(No Model.)

, J. v. COLEMAN. ADJUSTABLE PARTITION FOR PAGKING BOXES, &c.

Patented Aug 7, 1894.

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JAMES V. COLEMAN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.-

' ADJUSTABLE PARTITION FOR PACKING-B-OX ES,-&LO.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 524,163, datedAugust'7,1 894.

Application filed August 1 1893.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES V. COLEMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of SanFrancisco, State of California,have invented a new and useful Adjustable Partition for Packing Boxes,Travelers Trunks, 8.70., of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a novel construction of movable partitionsadapted for packing-boxes, trunks, portmanteaus and boxes for sportinggoods such as fishing and hunting tackle, and the object of my inventionis to provide a means for separating and compressing the articles into asmall compass and keep them in place, whereby great economy in space ishad and the contents of the box easily reached at all times.

To this end my invention consists in providing such receptacles withinwardly formed grooves along which lugs connected to thepartition-plates move; the latter being provided with centrally arrangedrods or thumbscrews the lower ends of which engage with a base-plate andhold the partition-plates firmly in place,all of which together with thedetails of construction and operation will be hereinafter. fully setforth and described.

In the accompanying drawings which form part of this specification andto which reference is had by letters:--Figure 1 is a perspective view ofa box embodying my invention with movable partitions in place and oneend removed. Fig. 2 is avertical transverse section of the same. Fig. 3isa perspective View of one of the sections.

The partitions A A may be composed of metal or other suitable materialand are provided with split lugs B B B B riveted to edges at each end ofthe plate, the faces of the upper lugsB B being made flush with the topedge of the partition so that it will move without friction in thegroove assigned for it to be hereinafter described.

Each partition is provided with fixed central sockets D D in which isset a screw rod E having a head E on the upper end for turning the rod.The lower end portion is screw-threaded and fits a threaded socket inthe lower block D The end of this screw portion rests on a bearing plateor strip F fixed along the bottom of the box, case or receptacle, sothat when the rod is screwed "down the upward pressure exerted by thescrew upon the partition causes the lugsB B Serial No. 482.108. (Nomodel.)

to bind in the grooves C C and hold the partition firmly in place. Thebearing strip F is fixed to the bottom of the box or receptacle as shownin Fig. l to take the pressure of the screw and prevent it from cuttinginto the bottom of the box.

The height of the partitions may be such as of the sub-divisions becompressed and made compact by exerting pressure upon the plate of suchcompartment and turning down the binding-rod or thumb-screw. It willalso be seen that the contents of one division can beremoved withoutdisturbing any other compartment of the series.

When a removable tray is provided in a out, is---- The combination witha box or similar receptacle having grooves in the inner walls or facesof its'opposite Vertical sides, of a movable. vertical partitionprovided on its opposite ends with lugs or projections adapted to fitand slide in said grooves and a clamping or locking device on thepartition consisting of a vertical rod rotatable in guides on'one faceof the partition, its foot or end at" the bottom of the partitionadapted to bear against the bottom of the box, a head on the top-endaccessible from the top of the parti- 9 tion and a screw-threadedportion on the body'of the rod fitted to a' corresponding threadedsocketin one of the guides; whereby the partition is locked in positionby the downward thrust of the rod against the said bottom when the rodis rotated and the said locking means is operative from the upper partof the box.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand andseal.

JAS. V. COLEMAN. [L. s] Witnesses: i

C. W. M. SMITH, EDWARD E. OSBORN.

